No. 13-628
Title:
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner
v.
John Kerry, Secretary of State
Docketed:November 22, 2013
Linked with 13A354
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(07-5347)
  Decision Date:July 23, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 8 2013 Application (13A354) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 21, 2013 to November 20, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Oct 8 2013 Application (13A354) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 20, 2013.
Nov 20 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2013)
Dec 18 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 22, 2014.
Dec 23 2013 Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives filed.
Jan 14 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 21, 2014.
Feb 21 2014 Brief of respondent John Kerry, Secretary of State in opposition filed.
Mar 3 2014 Reply of petitioner Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky filed.
Mar 12 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2014.
Mar 31 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 4, 2014.
Apr 7 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014.
Apr 21 2014 Petition GRANTED.
May 8 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 15, 2014.
May 8 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 22, 2014.
Jul 15 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jul 15 2014 Brief of petitioner Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky filed.
Jul 17 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Louis Fisher filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States House of Representatives filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, et al. filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Zionist Organization of America filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (R.A.) filed.
Jul 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The United States Senate filed.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 3, 2014.
Sep 8 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sep 9 2014 Record received from U.S.D.C. of District of Columbia is electronic and located on PACER.
Sep 16 2014 Record received from U.S.C.A District of Columbia Circuit is located on PACER. Also record received from U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. 1-Box
Sep 19 2014 CIRCULATED
Sep 22 2014 Brief of respondent John Kerry, Secretary of State filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of True Torah Jews, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed. (Distributed)
Oct 22 2014 Reply of petitioner Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky filed.
Nov 3 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Alyza D. Lewin, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 8 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined.
Jul 10 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 15 2015 Record from U.S.C.A. DC Circuit has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Nathan Lewin Lewin & Lewin, LLP(202) 828-1000
    Counsel of Record888 17th Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC  20006
nat@lewinlewin.com
Party name: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky
 
Alyza D. Lewin Lewin & Lewin LLP(202) 828-1000
888 17th Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC  20006
nat@lewinlewin.com
Party name: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: John Kerry, Secretary of State
Other:
Abed A. Ayoub American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee(202) 244-2990
1990 M Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC  20036
aayoub@adc.org
Party name: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
 
Sarah B. Biser McCarter & English LLP(212) 609-6859
245 Park Avemue
New York, NY  10167
sbiser@mccarter.com
Party name: International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (R.A.)
 
David C. Boyle P.O. Box 15143 (734)-904-6132
Long Beach, CA  90815
dbo@boyleslaw.org
Party name: Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky v. John Kerry, Secretary of State
 
Philip Fertik 351 West Hubbard Street312-853-2494
Suite 401
Chicago, IL  60654
fertiklaw@earthlink.net
Party name: True Torah Jews Inc.
 
Morgan J. Frankel Senate Legal Counsel(202) 224-4435
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
642 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC  20510
Party name: The United States Senate
 
Michael S. Gardener One Financial Center (617) 542-6000
Boston, MA  02111
msgardener@mintz.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
 
Alan Gura Gura & Possessky, PLLC(703) 835-9085
105 Oronoco Street, Suite 305
Alexandria, VA  22314
alan@gurapossessky.com
Party name: Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, et al.
 
Paul Kujawsky Law Office of Paul Kujawsky(818)-389-5854
5252 Corteen Place No. 35
Studio City, CA  91607
pkujawsky@caappeals.com
Party name: Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET)
 
Jonathan F. Mitchell Solicitor General of Texas(512) 936-1695
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX  78711-2548
jonathan.mitchell@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Texas
 
Alan B. Morrison George Washington University Law School(202) 994-7120
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC  20052
abmorrison@law.gwu.edu
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Members of the United States House of Representatives
 
David I. Schoen 2800 Zelda Road(334) 395-6611
Suite 100-6
Montgomery, AL  36106
dschoen593@aol.com
Party name: Zionist Organization of America
 
Marc D. Stern American Jewish Committee(212) 891-1480
165 East 56th Street
New York, NY  10022
sternm@ajc.org
Party name: American Jewish Committee
 
Charles David Tiefer Professor of Law(301) 951-4239
University of Baltimore
School of Law
3904 Woodbine Street
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
ctiefer@ubalt.edu
Party name: Louis Fisher